FALU, JUAN  BIOGRAPHY

The composer and guitarist Juan Falú was born in Tucumán, Argentina, in 1948 and for a number of years has appeared in the major concert halls throughout Argentina and in more than twenty European, Asian and American countries. He can be heard in over thirty recordings as a soloist, along with various artists and as an invited guest artist, and his Con la guitarra que tengo and Luz de giro were selected as record of the year in 1985/86. Falú’s compositions for guitar are performed throughout the world, particularly in Argentina, and have been published in Buenos Aires, Paris, Brussels and San José, Costa Rica. He heads the department of Forms and Rhythms of Argentine Music at the Conservatorio Municipal Manuel de Falla in Buenos Aires and is director of important music and concert series such as Maestros del Alma (Masters of the Soul) and Guitarras del Mundo (Guitars from Around the World).